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Re: [OM] Lightining

Subject: Re: [OM] Lightining
From: "Tom Trottier" <TomATrottier@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 11:58:28 -0400
Hi Ken,

Or somehow connect a winder into a flash slave?

Tom

At 2000 June 15 - Thursday 8:36, Ken Norton <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
spoke about *[OM] Lightining...* saying

> First of all, there really isn't anything called heat lightining. It is a
> misnomer lightining from a distant storm that is hidden by the haze in the
> atmosphere.  The haze will light up, but because of the distance to the
> storm there isn't any thunder.  Heat doesn't cause lightining.
> 
> There is a company selling a "lightining trigger" for cameras.  Best as
> I've been able to ascertain, it is a couple flash-slave sensors tied to an
> amplification circuit which then completes a circuit closure.  I'd buy one,
> but at $250 is seems a bit pricey when I think I could build one for $20.
> 
> The lightining trigger is designed to trigger the camera's shutter upon the
> flash of lightining.  They recommend a shutter speed of around 1/2 second
> with appropriate lens opening for the scene.  This is great for daytime
> lightining shots.
> 
> If I ever get around to building up a prototype that works I might have a
> buddy manufacture a few and sell them for a more reasonable price.  It
> would connect to the winder or motor drive remote.
> 
> But first there is this small thing called money...
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